Service difficulty report · Blades · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
February 14, 2010
Submitted
February 16, 2010
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N506UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
24627
Aircraft time
63,862 hours, 23,994 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Blades
Condition
Damaged
Location
Compressor
Stage of operation
NR
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
C
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

NR 2 ENG HAD BIRD STRIKE. IAW CREW, VIBS WENT TO 1.1 UNITS AT STRIKE THEN WAS NORMAL REST OF FLT. NR 2 ENG HAS APPROX 8 FAN BLADES DAMAGED WITH EVIDENCE OF SOME BIRD MATERIAL GOING THROUGH CORE. 1 ADDITIONAL BLADE IS DAMAGED NEAR MIDSPAN. BLADES DAMAGED ARE NR 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29,30. ACCOMPLISHED 6TH STAGE BOROSCOPE INSP, NO DEFECTS NOTED. ADDITIONAL DAMAGE FOUND TO 1 PIECE FAN CASE LINER. BEHIND FAN BLADES, BUT IN FRONT OF FAN EXIT VANES. DAMAGE IS A TEAR 7 IN LONG AND 5 INCHES WIDE AT THE 4 O'CLOCK POSITION. HONEYCOMB IS TORN THRU TO CASE. REMOVED ALL LOOSE MATERIAL. LINER MUST BE REPAIRED OR REPLACED WITHIN 25 FLIGHT HOURS. LINER MUST BE REPAIRED IN SHOP. REPLACED NR2 ENG.